Laura Martin Bell ’52

Laura Martin Bell ’52, of Providence; Nov. 20. She taught English as a Second Language for many years in Providence and was still teaching ESL at International House in Providence as recently as February 2020. During the early 1970s, she was instrumental in the protests that led to the desegregation of the Providence Public Schools. She was passionate about our natural environment and is survived by three sons, including Joshua ’75; seven grandchildren, including Sarah J. Bell ’05; and three great-grandchildren.